# NTSB LAX71FUA17: Cessna 337, N2232X, Huntingtn Bch, CA, September 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1970
- Place: Huntingtn Bch, CA · HUNTINGTN BCH, CA
- Location: 33.6980° N, 118.0038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6980&lon=-118.0038&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141552
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3730  70/9/13    HUNTINGTN BCH,CAL   CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N2232X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 31, 1710 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            41 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA MONICA,CALIF          HUNTINGTN BCH,CAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2232X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2232X-2013-04-15), registration cancelled 2013-04-15, S/N 337-0132, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337) (registry code 2075702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meadowlark

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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